{"id":190137,"date":"2026-04-08T22:17:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T22:17:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/190137\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T22:17:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T22:17:26","slug":"kansas-state-adds-former-d1-head-coaches-to-basketball-staff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/190137\/","title":{"rendered":"Kansas State Adds Former D1 Head Coaches to Basketball Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"AKansas State’s new-look coaching staff brings a wealth of Division 1 experience to Manhattan as the Wildcats aim to make a push towards the NCAA Tournament.Manhattan Today<\/p>\n

Kansas State basketball has announced additional members of head coach Casey Alexander’s coaching staff, including two former Division 1 head coaches. The new hires join previously announced assistants as the Wildcats build out their coaching lineup ahead of the upcoming season.<\/p>\n

Why it matters<\/p>\n

Hiring experienced coaches with head coaching experience can provide valuable leadership and expertise to help elevate a program. Kansas State is looking to build on recent success and make a push towards the NCAA Tournament, so adding proven talent to the staff is an important move.<\/p>\n

The details<\/p>\n

The new additions to the Kansas State coaching staff include two former Division 1 head coaches – John Cooper and Mike Maker. Cooper previously served as the head coach at Ohio University, while Maker led the programs at Marist College and Washington & Lee University. They will join previously announced assistants JJ Butler and others as Casey Alexander continues to assemble his staff in Manhattan.<\/p>\n

The coaching staff additions were announced on April 8, 2026.<\/p>\n

The players<\/p>\n

Casey Alexander<\/p>\n

The head coach of the Kansas State men’s basketball team.<\/p>\n

John Cooper<\/p>\n

A new assistant coach at Kansas State who previously served as the head coach at Ohio University.<\/p>\n

Mike Maker<\/p>\n

A new assistant coach at Kansas State who previously led the programs at Marist College and Washington & Lee University as a head coach.<\/p>\n

JJ Butler<\/p>\n

A previously announced assistant coach on the Kansas State staff.<\/p>\n

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\n What they\u2019re saying<\/p>\n

\u201cWe’re excited to add John and Mike to our staff. Their experience as head coaches will be invaluable as we continue to build our program.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014 Casey Alexander, Head Coach, Kansas State Men’s Basketball<\/p>\n

What\u2019s next<\/p>\n

The new coaching staff will begin working together immediately as they prepare for the upcoming 2026-27 season.<\/p>\n

The takeaway<\/p>\n

Kansas State has made a concerted effort to bring in experienced coaching talent to support head coach Casey Alexander and help elevate the program to new heights in the coming years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Got story updates? Submit your updates here. \u203a Kansas State’s new-look coaching staff brings a wealth of Division…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":190138,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[75,84,83,9,24,63],"class_list":["post-190137","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-manhattan","tag-manhattan","tag-manhattan-headlines","tag-manhattan-news","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/190137","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=190137"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/190137\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/190138"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=190137"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=190137"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=190137"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}